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Allen D. Heflin and wife, Jean LaRue Heflin, as Natural Parents and Next-of-Kin of Hugh Allen Heflin, Deceased, v., Stewart County, Tennessee, et al.
01A01-9504-CV-00131
Authoring Judge: Presiding Judge Henry F. Todd
Trial Court Judge: Judge Robert E. Burch

The captioned plaintiffs have appealed from the dismissal of their suit against the defendant, Stewart County, Tennessee, arising out of the suicide of Hugh Allen Heflin in the Stewart County Jail. No complaint is made on appeal as to the summary dismissal of all other defendants. This suit is limited to damages for pain and suffering of deceased. Damages for wrongful death have been recovered in federal court.

William M. Woodside, and Billy E. and Mary Agnita Woodside, Grandparents, v. Susan E. Woodside (Gilley)
01A01-9503-PB-00121
Authoring Judge: Presiding Judge Henry F. Todd
Trial Court Judge: Judge James R. Everett

This appeal arises from post-divorce decree proceedings to increase and enforce child
support. On October 11, 1994, the Trial Court entered an order finding the husband guilty of
willful contempt, awarded the wife judgment for $10,054 arrears child support, increased
weekly payments, awarded attorneys' fees and ordered the husband to be confined in the
workhouse for six months.

William M. Woodside, and Billy E. and Mary Agnita Woodside, v. Susan E. Woodside (Gilley) - Concurring
01A01-9503-PB-00121
Authoring Judge: Judge William C. Koch, Jr.

In 1987 the United States Supreme Court placed limits on the use of private lawyers to prosecute criminal contempt cases in federal court. Young v. United States ex rel. Vuitton et Fils, S.A., 481 U.S. 787, 107 S. Ct. 2124 (1987). This appeal calls upon us to decide whether similar limitations should be placed on the use of private lawyers to prosecute criminal contempt cases in state court. The majority has declined to adopt the reasoning of the Young decision based on an
unduly narrow view of this court's responsibility. I cannot join the majority’s opinion. Instead, I would find that the resolution of this important question must await another day because the appellant has waived his right to raise the issue by failing to make a timely demand for another prosecutor in the trial court.

03A01-9506-CV-00171
03A01-9506-CV-00171

03A01-9507-CH-00212
03A01-9507-CH-00212

03C01-9502-CR-00033
03C01-9502-CR-00033

Trial Court Judge: James E. Beckner

The Metropolitan Gov. of Nashville and Davidison County, Tennessee and The Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority v. Overnite Transportation Company - Concurring
01-A-01-9503-CV-00089
Authoring Judge: Judge Samuel L. Lewis
Trial Court Judge: Judge Hamilton Gayden

This is an appeal by the petitioners/appellants, Tennessee State Department of Transportation ("TDOT") and Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority ("MNAA"), from a jury verdict and judgment valuing four acres of  condemned property owned by the respondent/appellee, Overnite Transportation Company ("Overnite"), at $1,759,578.10.

Forrest City Grocery Company, v. Tennessee Department of Revenue
01A01-9505-CH-00198
Authoring Judge: Presiding Judge Ben H. Cantrell
Trial Court Judge: Chancellor C. Allen High

The plaintiff, Forrest City Grocery Company, filed a declaratory judgment action in the Chancery Court of Davidson County alleging that the Unfair Cigarette Sales Law violates (1) the Sherman Antitrust Act, and (2) the plaintiff's right to due process. The chancellor found the issues in favor of the statute and dismissed the complaint. We affirm.

Bellsouth Advertising & Publishing Corporation, v. Reuben Bonilla and Marco Bonilla, Partners, D/B/A Car Stereo Shop and Mobile Phone
01A01-9505-CH-00213
Authoring Judge: Presiding Judge Henry F. Todd
Trial Court Judge: Chancellor Robert S. Brandt

One of the captioned defendants, Reuben Bonilla, has appealed from the judgment of the Trial Court overruling his motion to set aside a default judgment in favor of the captioned plaintiff. The notice of appeal states: Notice is hereby given that Reuben Bonilla, defendant named herein, hereby appeals to the Court of Appeals from the order entered in this cause on the 21st day of November, 1994.

State of Tennessee, ex rel., Claudia Agee, v. J.C. Chapman, Jr.
01A01-9506-CV-00231
Authoring Judge: Judge Ben H. Cantrell
Trial Court Judge: Judge Muriel Robinson

This is an appeal from a judgment of the lower court finding the respondent in contempt for failing to pay child support. The lower court sentenced the respondent to six months in jail but allowed him to remain free if he complied with the court's current support order and remained within the state. On appeal, the respondent argues that he had no notice of the original support order, that he was not given proper notice of the contempt charges, that the trial judge improperly denied his request for a jury, and that the trial judge erred in denying him the right to leave the state. In accordance with the following opinion we reverse the lower court's sentence for contempt and its injunction against leaving the state. Otherwise, we affirm.

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Larry D. Turnley, Pro Se vs. State
M2003-02153-CCA-R3-HC
Authoring Judge: Judge Robert W. Wedemeyer
Trial Court Judge: J. Randall Wyatt, Jr.
The Petitioner, Larry D. Turnley, appeals the trial court's dismissal of his petition for the writ of habeas corpus, which was treated as a petition for post- conviction relief by the trial court. The State has filed a motion requesting that this Court affirm the trial court's denial of relief pursuant to Rule 20, Rules of the Court of Criminal Appeals. The Petitioner filed his petition outside the statute of limitations for post-conviction purposes. Moreover, the petitioner is incarcerated in a federal prison, and federal prisoners are specifically excluded from state habeas corpus relief. Accordingly, the State's motion is granted, and the judgment of the trial court is affirmed.

03A01-9505-CV-00153
03A01-9505-CV-00153

03C01-9412-CR-00451
03C01-9412-CR-00451

02A01-9404-CV-00077
02A01-9404-CV-00077

Trial Court Judge: D'Army Bailey

02A01-9407-CV-00161
02A01-9407-CV-00161

Trial Court Judge: James E. Swearengen

02A01-9407-CV-00169
02A01-9407-CV-00169

Trial Court Judge: Darrell Blanton

02A01-9410-CH-00235
02A01-9410-CH-00235

Trial Court Judge: D. J. Alissandratos

Cyril v. Fraser
03C01-9410-CR-00369

Trial Court Judge: D. Kelly Thomas, Jr.

Bessie Lee King v. Davidson (NMN) Taylor - Concurring
02A01-9504-CV-000
Authoring Judge: Judge Alan E. Highers
Trial Court Judge: Judge D'Army Bailey

This appeal arises out of a paternity action filed by the Plaintiff-Appellee, Bessie Lee King, against the Defendant-Appellant, Davidson Taylor, to establish the paternity of King's minor child, Davene. The action was originally filed in the Juvenile Court of Memphis and Shelby County, but was transferred to Circuit Court after Mr. Taylor requested a jury trial. Mr.  Taylor, Ms. King, and Davene submitted to a blood test. The sworn blood test results, which accompanied Appellee's motion for summary judgment, established that Mr. Taylor had a 99.65% probability of being Davene's father. Relying on both the blood test and T.C.A. § 24-7-112(b)(2) (Michie 1994), the trial court granted Ms. King's motion for summary judgment. Mr. Taylor appeals the decision of the trial court.

03C0l-940l-CR-00025
03C0l-940l-CR-00025

Trial Court Judge: James B. Scott, Jr.

03C01-9407-CR-00260
03C01-9407-CR-00260

Trial Court Judge: Edgar P. Calhoun

03C01-9411-CR-00427
03C01-9411-CR-00427

03C01-9411-CR-00428
03C01-9411-CR-00428

Trial Court Judge: E. Eugene Eblen